Daniel Merida Aguilar def. Andrey Rublev — Round of 64, US Open 2026

🇺🇸
US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played2 Sep 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇪🇸ranked ATP number 39 going into this drawWon

D. Merida Aguilar 63 6 6 6

🇷🇺ranked ATP number 24 going into this draw

Andrey Rublev seeded 23 7 2 4 4

🇪🇸D. Merida AguilarDaniel Merida AguilarvA. RublevAndrey Rublev🇷🇺

🇪🇸Daniel Merida Aguilar

🇷🇺Andrey Rublev

Match stats

Serve

9

Aces

13

9

Double faults

8

63%

1st serve in

60%

74%

1st serve points won

79%

56%

2nd serve points won

34%

67%

Service points won

61%

5/6

Break points saved

6/11

Serve speed (km/h)

206

Fastest serve

211

192

Average 1st serve

192

167

Average 2nd serve

148

Return

39%

Return points won

33%

5/11

Break points won

1/6

Points

36

Winners

42

43

Unforced errors

46

4/10

Net points won

13/22

138

Total points won

123

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

7–2

Last 30 days

2–2

By surface

7–3

Hard

2–4

11–5

Clay

16–6

1–1

Grass

0–2

By round

3–1

R64

4–4

3–3

R32

3–3

2–2

At Grand Slams

4–2

How their matches go

26

Completed matches

30

35%

Won in straight sets

33%

31%

Won after losing a set

27%

15%

Lost after winning a set

20%

19%

Lost in straight sets

20%

3–2

Tiebreaks

10–9

8–3

Deciding sets

6–6

13/15

Won after winning set 1

15/18

4/11

Won after losing set 1

3/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

60%

73%

1st serve points won

76%

49%

2nd serve points won

52%

67%

Break points saved

63%

39%

Return points won

38%

50%

Break points won

29%

3.2

Aces a match

10.2

2.8

Double faults a match

3.8

Last 14 days

1

Matches

1

3

Sets

5

3

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentDaniel Merida AguilarAndrey Rublev
🇫🇮Virtanen
🇫🇮VirtanenWonBucharest R32WonNew York R128
🇧🇪BergsNo. 35
🇧🇪BergsNo. 35WonCincinnati R64LostMonte Carlo R32
🇦🇷Ugo CarabelliNo. 76
🇦🇷Ugo CarabelliNo. 76WonLondon R128WonParis R64
🇬🇪Basilashvili
🇬🇪BasilashviliLostRome R128WonRome R16
🇦🇷NavoneNo. 48
🇦🇷NavoneNo. 48LostBucharest FWonBarcelona R32
Total
Total3–24–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestDaniel Merida AguilarAndrey Rublev
1Won🇭🇺M. FucsovicsMarton FucsovicsNo. 82No. 82 · 30 AugNew York R128 · 30 AugWon🇫🇮O. VirtanenOtto VirtanenR128 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 Aug
2Lost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 9No. 9 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 AugLost🇵🇹N. BorgesNuno BorgesNo. 47No. 47 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 Aug
3Won🇧🇪Z. BergsZizou BergsNo. 33No. 33 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇪🇸P. Carreno-BustaPablo Carreno-BustaNo. 72No. 72 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
4Won🇭🇷M. CilicMarin CilicNo. 80No. 80 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 AugLost🇨🇳J. ShangJuncheng ShangR64 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
5Lost🇺🇸L. TienLearner TienNo. 16No. 16 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 AugLost🇫🇷L. van AsscheLuca van AsscheNo. 86No. 86 · 24 JulEstoril QF · 24 Jul
6Won🇳🇱T. GriekspoorTallon GriekspoorNo. 67No. 67 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugWon🇰🇿T. SkatovTimofey SkatovNo. 163No. 163 · 23 JulEstoril R16 · 23 Jul
7Won🇺🇸A. MichelsenAlex MichelsenNo. 40No. 40 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugWon🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 16No. 16 · 19 JulBastad F · 19 Jul
8Won🇫🇷U. HumbertUgo HumbertNo. 29No. 29 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇨🇱A. TabiloAlejandro TabiloNo. 33No. 33 · 18 JulBastad SF · 18 Jul
9Won🇨🇦L. DraxlLiam DraxlNo. 223No. 223 · 4 AugCanada R128 · 4 AugWon🇦🇷S. BaezSebastian BaezNo. 57No. 57 · 17 JulBastad QF · 17 Jul
10Lost🇫🇷K. JacquetKyrian JacquetNo. 130No. 130 · 21 JulEstoril R32 · 21 JulWon🇮🇹A. PellegrinoAndrea PellegrinoNo. 133No. 133 · 16 JulBastad R16 · 16 Jul